5721 Lincoln Ave., Cypress, CA, 90630

This smallish Pan-Asian restaurant located in a strip mall on Lincoln Avenue offers up savory meat dishes. Some of the entree choices include: Pork skewers, chicken skewers, sliced chicken thighs, basa sole fillets, beef short ribs and pork spare ribs.

19072 Beach Blvd. Suite F, Huntington Beach, CA, 92648

Although it's located in a strip mall in Huntington Beach, Thai Gulf's food is still worth the try. Recommended dishes: The larb ($6.95), beef salad ($6.95).

Bloomingdales South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA, 92626

424 Main St., Orange, CA, 92868

The casual, affordable little restaurant located in Orange features a menu that totes the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet.

15 Crystal Cove, Newport Coast, CA, 92651

When it comes to the beachfront dining, Doug Cavanaugh and Ralph Kosmides are kings in Orange County with their family-friendly, nostalgia-evoking Ruby's Diners. Now they've got the Beachcomber Cafe, which opened in August 2006 among the freshly restored historic ... more